Former New Order members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham have formed a brand new band, without ex-bassist Peter Hook that is. The collective is called 'Bad Lieutenant' and also features Blur's Alex James on bass. The band has already completed the recordings of an album, set for release in October. The material is said to be more guitar based than New Order, not exactly surprising since the band features three guitarists.New Order split last summer, with Hook falling out with his former band mates. Note that so far Bad Lieutenant has no website presence at al, just like New Order never had one.
Bad Lieutenant was put together in 2007 by New Order's Bernard Sumner (guitar and vocals) alongside Phil Cunningham (guitar) and Jake Evans (guitar and vocals). The band have spent over a year writing, recording and mixing the album near Manchester, drafting in additional musicians including Stephen Morris and Alex James. A single is expected to be released prior to the album.
Source: Side Line Magazine
